S. 1115 

One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 

the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 

An Act 

To close out expired grants. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grants Oversight and New 

Efficiency Act’’ or the ‘‘GONE Act’’. 

SEC. 2. IDENTIFYING AND CLOSING OUT EXPIRED FEDERAL GRANT 

AWARDS. 

(a) EXPIRED FEDERAL GRANT AWARD REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget shall instruct the head of each agency, 

in coordination with the Secretary, to submit to Congress and 

the Secretary a report, not later than December 31 of the 

first calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, that— 

(A) lists each Federal grant award held by such agency; 

(B) provides the total number of Federal grant awards, 

including the number of grants— 

(i) by time period of expiration; 

(ii) with zero dollar balances; and 

(iii) with undisbursed balances; 

(C) for an agency with Federal grant awards, describes 

the challenges leading to delays in grant closeout; and 

(D) for the 30 oldest Federal grant awards of an agency, 

explains why each Federal grant award has not been closed 

out. 

(2) USE OF DATA SYSTEMS.—An agency may use existing 

multiagency data systems in order to submit the report required 

under paragraph (1). 

(3) EXPLANATION OF MISSING INFORMATION.—If the head 

of an agency is unable to submit all of the information required 

to be included in the report under paragraph (1), the report 

shall include an explanation of why the information was not 

available, including any shortcomings with and plans to 

improve existing grant systems, including data systems. 

(b) NOTICE FROM AGENCIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

on which the head of an agency submits the report required 

under subsection (a), the head of such agency shall provide 

notice to the Secretary specifying whether the head of the 

agency has closed out grant awards associated with all of 
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the Federal grant awards in the report and which Federal 

grant awards in the report have not been closed out. 

(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days after 

the date on which all of the notices required pursuant to 

paragraph (1) have been provided or March 31 of the calendar 

year following the calendar year described in subsection (a)(1), 

whichever is sooner, the Secretary shall compile the notices 

submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and submit to Congress 

a report on such notices. 

(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after 

the date on which the head of an agency provides notice to Congress 

under subsection (b)(2), the Inspector General of an agency with 

more than $500,000,000 in annual grant funding shall conduct 

a risk assessment to determine if an audit or review of the agency’s 

grant closeout process is warranted. 

(d) REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.—Not later 

than 6 months after the date on which the second report is submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the Director of Office of 

Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 

submit to Congress a report on recommendations, if any, for legislation to improve accountability and oversight in grants management, 

including the timely closeout of a Federal grant award. 

(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 

(2) CLOSEOUT.—The term ‘‘closeout’’ means a closeout of 

a Federal grant award conducted in accordance with part 200 

of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, including sections 200.16 

and 200.343 of such title, or any successor thereto. 

(3) FEDERAL GRANT AWARD.—The term ‘‘Federal grant 

award’’ means a Federal grant award (as defined in section 

200.38(a)(1) of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 

successor thereto), including a cooperative agreement, in an 

agency cash payment management system held by the United 

States Government for which— 

(A) the grant award period of performance, including 

any extensions, has been expired for more than 2 years; 

and 

(B) closeout has not yet occurred in accordance with 

section 200.343 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, 

or any successor thereto. 
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(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.